KEY WEST CARGO INC

DOT# 3907995 MC# 1441728 Chicago, IL Authorized For-Hire
(312) 429-9791 dispatch@keywestcargo.net 6954 N Sheridan Rd Apt 409, Chicago IL 60626
13 tractors · all owned 13 drivers 1.5M mi/yr · ~118k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 39.5 / 100
Moderate confidence
4 yrs history · 56 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
13
Drivers · CDL
13 · 13
Annual miles
1.5M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 13 0 0 13
Trailers 13 0 0 13

Registration

Registered
06-27-2022 (4 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
04-22-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
JOVANA BREZANIN
Officer
IVAN JOKANOVIC

Cargo

58.0
medium risk
Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Fresh Produce Beverages US Mail Paper Products Coal/Coke
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 10–19 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 1.7× as often as the median active fleet of 10–19 trucks.

This motor carrier 1.33×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.4 vs 1.0 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.4
Similar fleets
1.0
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~4%
About 1.3× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 3 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1.5 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 1 a year. The grade counts 4 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Out-of-service orders 1.56× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.46× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +9%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    3 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 no valid CDL, 1 hours of service (Nov 2024 – May 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Brakes and tires
    Brakes are 18 of 64 violations (28%). Brake or tire defects led to 9 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    47.8% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (11 of 23). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.56× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
Strengths
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 6

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
3
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
56
48% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
47.8%
11 of 23
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
5.4%
3 of 56
National avg 6.7%
Violations
64
18 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 6 inspections, 2 out of service 6 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 6 inspections, 1 out of service 6 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 6 inspections, 1 out of service 6 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 12 inspections, 5 out of service 12 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 10 inspections, 2 out of service 10 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 7 inspections, 2 out of service 7 Q3 '26
vs 16,659 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.154 0.031
Inspections 2.50 1.11
Violations 2.46 0.89
Critical violations 0.42 0.17

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

64 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    39 · 15 OOS
    Brakes 18 · Tires 7 · Lights 5 · Steering & suspension 2 · Wheels & hubs 2 · 5 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    12 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 6 · Speeding 3 · Other 3
  • Hours of service No alert
    11 · 1 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 10 · No log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 OOS
    No valid CDL 2
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Dec
    8
    2025
    Mississippi
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Oct
    15
    2025
    Alabama
    Property damage only
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Dec
    28
    2024
    Minnesota
    Property damage only
    Ice road, daylight, fog, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · MS Transverse Insurance Company
on record since Sep 21, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 2022
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • 4 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: Technology Insurance Company Inc → MS Transverse Insurance Company (Sep 2026); ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. → TECHNOLOGY INSURANCE COMPANY (Sep 2025); KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY → ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. (Sep 2024)
  • 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Sep 21, 2025, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notice served Aug 24, 2026 (suspension effective Sep 23, 2026); the authority stayed active. FMCSA's new registration system launched May 14, 2026 and has recorded some insurance suspensions and requirement changes in error; confirm with the insurer or motor carrier before acting.
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 3

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Sep 27, 2022)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Missouri 6
  • Tennessee 5
  • Arkansas 4
  • Iowa 4
  • Illinois (HQ) 4
  • Kentucky 4
  • Texas 4
  • Michigan 3

Runs well beyond its home state: 4 of 56 inspections were in Illinois.